Google Play yanks Pirate Bay apps
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 12/08/2014 10:33 AM
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Acting on the grounds of copyright violation, Google on Friday removed several popular third-party Pirate Bay apps from the Play Store.
The apps use proxy sites to get around ISP blockades and access The Pirate Bay from a mobile device. The claim by Google is that they violate intellectual property provisions of its Play Store content policy.
Google wrote in an email to developers of the removed apps: "REASON FOR REMOVAL: Violation of the intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behaviour provisions of the Content Policy. Please refer to the IP infringement and impersonation policy help article for more information."
The Web giant wrote: "All violations are tracked. Serious or repeated violations of any nature will result in the termination of your developer account, and investigation and possible termination of related Google accounts."
The developers aren't thrilled with the move.
The apps use proxy sites to get around ISP blockades and access The Pirate Bay from a mobile device. The claim by Google is that they violate intellectual property provisions of its Play Store content policy.
Google wrote in an email to developers of the removed apps: "REASON FOR REMOVAL: Violation of the intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behaviour provisions of the Content Policy. Please refer to the IP infringement and impersonation policy help article for more information."
The Web giant wrote: "All violations are tracked. Serious or repeated violations of any nature will result in the termination of your developer account, and investigation and possible termination of related Google accounts."
The developers aren't thrilled with the move.
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